[LPL Board of Directors] Moving Forward and Putting Our House in Order

[secretary at lplouisiana.org]

Thanks, Daniel. We were just talking on FB. I'm in the same boat with 
finals today and tomorrow. I may not reply to you right away. I chatted 
on FB about Reed's passdown with Scott a few days ago as well. Adrien 
posted a bunch of zip files for what he had on each person's duties. I'm 
downloading these files now. I just got a good password on Friday. Every 
new SCS position needs to do the same.  Yes, we do need to communicate 
and get all this straightened out.
Hap


On 2013-05-05 11:15, Daniel Hayes wrote:
> Things have been very silent here for a while. Inactivity creates
> complacency. Lack of communication creates inactivity. Inactivity
> leads to atrophy. One thing I realized is that many people are just
> assuming that since things are quiet that all is well.  Everyone
> assumes that "Someone" must be taking care of things. Usually, that
> someone is our currently contractless and unpaid Executive Director,
> even though most of what needs taking care of does not fall into the
> realm of her duties.
>  In the meantime..we still do not have our bank accounts transferred.
> Mr Trotter informed me that he thinks it will be completed soon,
> however, he is at the mercy of other parties. Where do we even bank? 
> I
> think that should be something every member of the SCC should know.  
> I
> expect our current Treasurer will get a grip on this eventually.  I 
> am
> certainly sympathetic to Mr Trotter's situation having been handed an
> abject mess, an "electronic shoebox" of notices and links, in no
> certain cronological or categorical order.  All this dropped in his
> lap during the lead up to his law school finals which end Monday, May
> 6th, as I believe.  I have full confidence that once he is able to
> direct his attentions to the matter he can get it sorted out.  That
> said, its a shame things were left in that state.  We need to insure
> it never happens like that again. I am sure Mr. Trotter will set the
> bar and the example of how these records should be kept going forward
> for his future successors.
>
> There are still numerous references to the former leadership all over
> the websites and elsewhere. Mr. Thompson has removed the ones I have
> noticed as I have pointed them out, but it would be nice if we could
> get all our eyes on the matter to get it straight. While it may seem
> trivial and I agree in most cases it is..there are those ones such as
> this that I came across just last night.
>
> "If you would prefer to mail in your payment, please send it to:
> ATTN: LPL Treasurer
> 9340 Davidson road
> Shreveport, La. 71129"
>
> http://www.lplouisiana.org/contribute/donation.php
>
> Our money is still being directed to the former Treasurer. THAT is
> highly disturbing.  Larger donations would likely come in check form.
> And while I expect those funds would be turned over eventually,I
> concern over when. When there is this much of a lag in the transfer 
> on
> the bank accounts, and that former acting treasurer was so busy that
> they had to resign the day before our SCC meeting, even though doing
> so potentially left us unable to have a quorum and conduct business.
>
> Another thing of concern is relative to the filings of our PECs with
> the Secretary of State. Who is doing that? How is that being done?  I
> am thinking of speaking with my PEC about contracting Mr. Richard
> Brown to handle the matter for us.  Richard was the professional
> parlimentarian that attended the SCC Quarterly meeting with me.  It
> struck me the other day that he would be the ideal person to 
> undertake
> the task. Any problems arising from the formatting of the Minutes or
> By Laws or other matters would be things he could address on the spot
> or come back with a plan of action for us laid out. The only downside
> is, he is a professional and would have to be paid.  I know for my
> PEC, that isn't a problem as they have full confidence in him. He
> helped us correct and revise our by laws and guided us through their
> adoption.  Our members have found his experience worth every penny.
> In my life, I have found it very costly in the long wrong, to attempt
> to handle matters requiring professional attention.  I suspect that 
> if
> multiple PECs did it together, it would result in some shared costs
> for the research,etc.  I suspect I already know that nobody else
> really knows how we are supposed to be doing this because the former
> Chairman seemed to be not so forthcoming with others on how and why
> things are being done.  I could be wrong as much of that was before 
> my
> time. If someone DOES have a good grasp on the process..please 
> forward
> it to me as at the least it will save on some research costs. All 
> that
> said, if Mr Brown is willing to undertake this task for my parish, at
> the very least I intend to contract him to make sure it was done
> properly. I will be contacting the other parishes to see if they want
> his assistance as well.
>
> On another matter, I think that the calling things what they are has
> been settled and we are going back to calling things what they are.  
> I
> suggest everyone amend their own personal address book here to 
> reflect
> the mailing list for the State Central Committee and/or Mr. Thompson
> take care of that here for us.
> Here is another two that reflect the improper naming of our SCC.
> Funny, I thought it was supposed to be for internal purposes 
> only..yet
> this is a public website..and I saw the SCC referred to in the recent
> LNP newspaper as the Board.
>
> http://www.lplouisiana.org/events/calendar/calendar.php
> http://www.lplouisiana.org/events/calendar/sccCalendar.php
>
>
> Also, our organization needs money with which to grow. I know many of
> you already have, but I encourage every member of the SCC to become a
> recurring monthly donor. It gives us fairly predictable cash flow
> going forward and will allow us to budget for expenses such as a
> suitable contract pay for our Executive Director.  It doesn't need to
> be such generous amounts as some of our members have put forward. It
> needs to be an amount that you can safely fit in your budget each
> month and not feel a noticeable strain. While I certainly would like
> more, I think the 1776 Club is a great level for donation. It sets 
> you
> up to pay $17.76/month to the LPL. I am trying to encourage every PEC
> member to do this.. Assuming an average of 10 members per PEC..thats
> 640 members once the state is completed.  That would put us at over
> $11,000/month for our cash flow. That's starting to get in a realm
> where we can ACTUALLY do something, especially if we are frugal with
> it and don't act like politicians and spend it before we get it. I
> understand that some people are students and some people may be
> unemployed or underemployed, but everyone needs to decide how
> important this is to them and check their budget. I have the link
> below for your cut and paste convenience. Thanks to everyone that
> already has gotten on the donation wagon. Its hard to expect the PECs
> to do it if the SCC doesnt set the example.
>
> "Elections are coming, the politicians are getting fat.
> Won't you please put $17.76/month in the Libertarian hat.
> If you don't have $17.76/month , Ten Dollars will do.
> If you don't have Ten Dollars, then may God bless you."
>
> 
> https://secure.piryx.com/donate/3rejnkrb/Libertarian-Party-of-Louisiana/MonthlyPledge
>
> This brings up, who is in charge of the Piryx account? Has it been
> switched? It still shows the Former Chair and Acting Treasurer as
> being the contact people for it. I am pretty sure this is one Mr.
> Thompson can't address. Hopefully, Mr Trotter can get it covered next
> week.
>
> I will end this here, I don't want it to turn into a 13 page memo on
> why I don't like Jelly with my peanut butter on my sandwiches.  I 
> just
> want to bring to everyone's attention that things are not where they
> need to be.  Having spoken to more than a few people, I have learned
> that everyone thinks everything is fine but are not aware of what
> needs to be done much less who would be handling the matter.  This
> email is not intended to just be a big gripe.  This is a call to
> action.  We have matters to address and its up to us to address it.
> Even if it's "not your job"..go out of your way to look for things
> that need to be put in order such as the unchanged donation address
> and bring it to the proper person's attention.
> Before we can make an impact on this state, we must put our on house
> in order and not assume someone else is doing it. We need to take
> "Personal Responsibility".
>
>
> Daniel Hayes
> Jefferson Parish Representative to the LSCC
> Membership Officer for the Jefferson Parish LPEC
> LPL Finance Committee Member
> Unoffical Rabble Rouser and Cage Rattler
>
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